Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-09-17
Dakota.

Hon. NJ. H.. Day is In Washington.
The Kimbsll Preshy terians are to have q
700 pound bell.
NJ. NJ. Warner has been appointed postmas-
ter at Frederick.
Electric hight is being putIin the Yankton
insane asylum.
The Ransom dramatic company viii play at
Aberdeen during fair week.
A vote has been ordered taken on the local
option question In Deuel. county.
An election on the locel option question
has been ordered in Hughes county.
A number Of grain stacks and houses were
destroyed this week near Vermillion.
Eighty students will be given instruction
cat Yshkton college during the coming year.
The planisg mill, OF H. Grimmels, at Sioux
Falls, burned last spring, Is being rebuilt.
Passenger trains on the Minneapolis and
Pacific railway are now running into Cakes.
Three horses belonging to Mrs. Frank Dries,
OF Vermillion, were killed by lightning Thurs
lay night.
The annual meeting Of the Woman's
Christlsn Temperance Union begins at Huron
next Friday.
The Bethel Methodist church, in Benton
township, nesr Sioux Fallc, will be dedicated
Septeinber 4.
The new agricultural college barn at Brook
!ngs vii! require 80, 900 feet OF lamber .n It's
construction.
The Northwestern company Is occupyiug
its new depot ct Redie'd. 1t Is u neat struc-
ture, 72 by 20 feet.
The trustees of the Yankton Insane asylum
sunk on the grounds.
Sheriff Hanson, OF Day county, arrested
Wednesday at Webster, Riley Vanderford,
charged with horse stealing.
Rev. Father Nolan, who has been pastor Of
the Catholic church at Berestord, has been
ordered to take charge of the church at
Watertown.
The machinery for the metallurgicai labora-
tory IN the school of Mines, of tie Black
Hills, filled three ears, and the freight WAS
i70o.
The Aberdeen postcfflce did $500 more bust
ness during TIE month Of August just passed
than during any month since it was estan-
lished.
There Is complaint that the Indians of the
Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies In Dakota
are roaming around off their re reservations de.
s%troying game and injuring crops.
The 81. Paul papers sre mentioning Judge
Clifford, r.. F. Pettierew, Judge Palmer, Gen.
Alien, Gen. Dennis, DR.. Bently, Judge Mex
ems and Col Palmer as Republican candidates
for delegates from Dakota.
The Aberdeen city council has made the
following tax levy for the year: General
fund, 4 mills; streets and alleys, 2 mills; Gem
etery y mill fire department, = mil; inter
mill, has also been made for the purpose OF
satisfying the JUDGMENT OF tbe county against
the city for the liquor license received.
An inspector of the postcfi.c department
visited Fargo and decided that the city has
for a long time been entitled to free delivery.
, and has telegraphed the fact to Washington.
1t is expected 1t will soon be put into opera.
ton. AS the mails about all arrive at eight,
IL would be of little use,.but still Fargo wants
| IL, because IT Is big enough and is entitled
10 1t.
Senators Morgan, Dawes and Davis, ac-
| companied by President Hill, passed through
DEVILS Lake Sunday enroute to St. Paul.
| They have been to the end OF the track on the
Manitoba extension, but did not make any
official investigation among the Indians on
the reservation west Of Minot and did not
| visit the Turtle Mountain reservation, con.
| Guiding that an official Investigation was un.
necessary.
Bridge builders Of the F'emont, Elkhorp
and Missouri Valley, twenty-one in number,
were arrested at Rapid City Monday for forci-
bic entry and 'respass on and west Of town
owned by John Il. Ra c.iffe and Anton
Vllouche. They we're driving piles for the
trestle work approach to the bridge over Rapid
creek. They were arraigned In justice court
and their cases CONTINUED until Thursday.
The trouble is over a settlement for right-of-
way.
John r. Hague sends the Fargo Argus an
interesting item from the Cottage Hearth of
October, 1875. The territory Of Pemblna'
does not seem TO be a realization, yet the
clipping "a as follows: ''The new territory Of
Pembina, which is to be taken from Dakota,
covers 1890 square miles on the northern
boundary of the United States. There are
within its limits 400 miles of nayigable
waters. Bismarck will probably be the capt.
tall"
Attorney Crum, Of Fargo doubts whether
the local option law passed last winter WAS
within the province OF the legislature. He
questions whether the legislature can delegate
Its powers to a vote of the people. But Da
kota has practically had local option for
years. The law has been optional with c0un-
ty commissioners TO grant liquor Ices ses or
not. Though net voting directly on that
question, the people have hal 1t In their
power to elect q no-liceDse beard IL tey
The citizens Of Gary have purchased the
grounds. formerly leased by the Agricultural
society from the North western Railroad com
pany and will fence the park at once. Fifty
six acres were purchased. The tract is COW
cred with heavy forest timber and traversed
by the Lac qni Parle river. The grounds will
be in splendid shape for the fair on the 18th,
18Th and 18th of this month.
During the thunderstorm at Rapid City
Monday afternoon the barn OF Mr.. La Flem-